Crypto Fraud Hits $15.8B in 2025, Far Outpacing Losses from Hacks and Exploits

In 2025, Web3 fraud surged to $15.87 billion, far surpassing the $2.5 billion plus lost to traditional hacks. Unlike isolated breaches, losses were spread across millions of transactions, reflecting the rise of industrialized crime networks that use address clusters and crossplatform flows. Sophisticated Networks and Authorized Fraud In 2025, the Web3 security landscape shifted dramatically. []